Feb 17, 2016 | By Kira
Sciaky, makers of the fastest, most widely scalable and most cost-effective deposition process in the metal additive manufacturing market, has today introduced its patented IRISS Closed-Loop Control system, exclusively available to the range of EBAM metal 3D printing systems. IRISS, which stands for Interlayer Real-time Imaging & Sensing System, will provide extensive, real-time monitoring and process data, giving industrial manufacturers an unprecedented level of control over the quality and properties of large-scale metal 3D printed parts.
Consisting of a suite of advanced sensors and controls, IRISS provides part control for the geometry, mechanical properties, microstructure and even metal chemistry of 3D printed components. In addition to monitoring, IRISS’ closed-loop control system can make adjustments to the process parameters that compensate for variation throughout the build process. This means that manufacturers will be able to monitor and manage, in real-time, every single step of the metal deposition process to ensure the final product will meet their—and their client’s—highest standards.
Photo of a Sciaky EBAM System with IRISS Closed-Loop Control (CLC), courtesy of Lockheed Martin
Sciaky Inc., a subsidiary of Philips Services Indistrues, is an industry leader in the metal 3D printing market, recognized for its exclusive Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) process, which delivers cost-effective, large-scale, high-value metal 3D printed parts for the aerospace, defence, automotive, and healthcare industries, all while reducing material waste, machining time, and time-to-market.
The range of EBAM metal 3D printing systems can produce prototypes and finished parts from 8 inches (203mm) to 19 feet (5.79 meters) in length, and the EBAM 300 Series currently offers the largest build platform of any metal 3D printer on the commercial market. In addition, EBAM’s machines can reach gross deposition rates ranging from 7 to 20 lbs of metal per hour, and its wirefeed (and dual wirefeed option) can 3D print with a variety of metals, including titanium, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, molybdenum, Inconcel, aluminium, stainless steel, and more.
Sciaky EBAM 300 series
These features make Sciaky’s EBAM metal 3D printers some of the most versatile and high performing machines on the industrial market, and with the new IRISS Closed-Loop Control system, manufacturers will be able to take advantage of next-level control and monitoring features to take their metal 3D printed parts even further.
"Sciaky's IRISS closed-loop control is in a class by itself," said Mike Riesen, general manager of Sciaky, in a statement. "It is a big reason why EBAM is the most advanced metal additive manufacturing processes in the market for large-scale parts."
Just recently, Carnegie Mellon professor Jack Beuth predicted that Process Design and Advanced Monitoring and Control features would be among the top key advances in metal 3D printing. Sciaky’s exclusive IRISS Closed-Loop Control system certainly seems to be a move in that direction, and could be an indication that other metal and/or industrial 3D printing manufacturers will soon follow suit.
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